Peanut Butter Apple Cake

Submitted by spatchcock

"This is a delicious. Great for brown bag lunches and picnics."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 1 8inch cake

ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 3⁄4 cup chunky peanut butter
• 1 egg
• 1 cup chunky applesauce
• 1 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cloves

directions

1. Cream first three ingredients together (peanut butter, brown sugar and butter).
2. Beat in egg and applesauce.
3. Add dry ingredients, being sure to mix them together on their own first.
4. Pour in greased and floured 8" square pan and bake at 350 degrees 40 to 45 minutes.
5. Cool before removing.

Reviews

[Graciebonica]

This was easy to prepare. My son liked it; however, it just seemed to me to be lacking something. It was a bit rich for a snack cake--better for a regular dessert, but I'd put a peanut butter icing on it.

 

[Theresa P]

A nice snack cake . Very easy to whip together and bakes up moist . I think this would fit in at any picnic , pot luck , or brunch . Thank You !